Stalin and the Struggle for Power The Communist Party in the 1920’s‚ Stalin’s Rise to Power and the Defeat of His Rivals. When Lenin died he left no clear successor to lead the Communist Party. Lenin’s Testament criticised all the leading candidates e.g. he described Stalin as ‘not being able to use power with sufficient caution’ and Trotsky for ‘excessive self assurance’. A group of leaders emerged; a ‘collective leadership’. By 1929 one of these leaders‚ Stalin had become a dominant force
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contributed to Stalin becoming the next leader are plentiful and can mostly be divided into Stalin’s own strengths and the weaknesses of his most important rival‚ Trotsky. All the factors can also be linked in one way or another‚ as shall be seen in this answer. One of the most important reasons why Stalin won the power struggle is that he used his high positions in the Communist party and the power that came with it to his advantage. Several factors fall under this category. Firstly is how Stalin used
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Charlotte Lewis Task: Research the factors that led to Stalin’s victory in the power struggle for leadership of the USSR after Lenin’s death: a. Alliances b. Use of Lenin’s work c. Stalin’s position in the party Explain which one you think is the most significant factor. Alliances Alliances performed an extremely important role in the leadership struggle. First‚ the alliances allowed Stalin to stay in the background while the other contenders fought each other in public. In 1924
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Comrade General Secretary Joseph Stalin’s rise to power in the former Soviet Union was born in the midst of the Russian Revolution of 1917. His association and friendship with Vladimir Lenin also played an integral part in the dictator’s power grab. Stalin participated in the December 1904 oil worker strike in Baku‚ Georgia‚ which ended successfully later that month. It was the first time in Russian history that a collective bargaining agreement was signed between oil company owners and oil workers
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There is a constant struggle for power in today’s society. There are citizens who are defending their rights‚ such as the freedom to protest‚ while authority figures try to reprimand them. The people are becoming more united and they are realizing that there is power in numbers‚ and that scares the government. The three branches have to keep innovating ways to have the people under control‚ and an effective method that is used is the “scare tactics” method. The government essentially uses guinea
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To what extent did Stalin rise to power because of his cunning personality? Explain your answer. [12m] Stalin rose in power because of his cunning and manipulative personality. He used propaganda to manipulate the images he created for himself and Trotsky as he wanted to get more popularity and support from the people because he wanted to portray himself as the legitimate successor and destroy Trotsky’s positive image as Lenin’s chosen successor. Stalin was cunning enough to prevent
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Why did Stalin win the struggle for power after Lenin’s death? Leading up to and following Lenin’s death in 1924‚ Leon Trotsky‚ the logical successor to Lenin‚ was outwitted from becoming leader of the Communist Party. Trotsky had been second only to Lenin since the Revolution he masterminded‚ yet it seemed Joseph Stalin was better suited from 1924 to assume the role because he was more politically adept and had more success in out manoeuvring and taking any opportunity to usurp Trotsky. His success
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The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ a play by William Shakespeare‚ beautifully and efficiently displays the power struggle of a general-turned-king‚ Macbeth. Throughout the selection‚ the play shows the general making important decisions regarding his morality‚ leadership and kinship‚ in the midst of the previous king’s murderous end. Shadowed by the demented and vigorous deeds of his reign‚ the play gives insight to Macbeth’s life before his being king‚ his rise‚ and as well as his fall from grace. Macbeth
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The Power Struggle of Napoleon Napoleon uses the ignorance of the other animals to his advantage during his rise to power. The other animals are not smart like Napoleon‚ so they cannot make decisions regarding the running of the farm after it is taken over. Napoleon takes full control of the farm and gains more and more power every day. He ensures this power by making sure that no one gets in his way. In Animal Farm‚ a story by George Orwell‚ Napoleon is able to take control of the farm and rise
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only to eliminate the danger hanging over our heads‚ but to aid all people groaning under the [oppression] of Fascism" - Joseph Stalin. Although this statement is against fascism‚ or dictatorship‚ Stalin was a powerful dictator; as was Adolf Hitler. Winston Churchill‚ however‚ did not use fear to lead. A few influential people of World War II were Adolph Hitler‚ Joseph Stalin‚ and Winston Churchill. Adolf Hitler‚ the Nazi leader‚ was one of the most powerful and infamous dictators in the 20th century’
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